Horseshoe



(No Model.)

J..R.-ANDBRSON. HORSBSHQL Patented Dem-'26, 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

JOHN RUTHERFORD ANDERSON, OF MACON, GEORGIA.

HORSESHOE.

lEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,489, dated December 26, 1893. I I Application filed October 28, 1893- Serial No. 489,350. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, JOHN RUTHERFORD AN- DERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Macon, in the county of Bibb and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which'form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in that class of horse shoes which are designed to preventthe horse from slipping on smooth pavements, ice and other slippery surfaces, and my principal object is to provide a device which will give the horse a firmer hold on the ground than any heretofore known.

A further object is to provide an arrangement which will serve to cushion the horses hoof when stamped down on the ground and thus prevent the various diseases occurring from the concussion occasioned from such blows.

To these ends the invention consists of a shoe having formed on its wearing surface a series of substantially semi-spiral ribs or flutings extending diagonally across the shoe and in opposite directions on each arm thereof.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which represent my invention: Figure 1 represents a bottom plan; Fig. 2 a diagonal section on line IIII; and Fig. 3 a longitudinal section on line 1-1.

. The reference letter a indicates the shoe proper which is shown in the drawings as bottom upward, and it has formed on such bottom the ribs 1), which begin at or near the extremities of the arms and extend from the inner edge forward toward the toe of the shoe and outward at an angle of about forty-five degrees and each rib is formed in the shape of a double curve, beginning at the inner edge of the arm and making one turn at e, and the other at f, each turn being-adjacent to the inner and outer edges of the arms, respectively, thereby giving the bottom of the arm of each shoe the appearance of one half of an open spiral or coil. These ribs extend parallel with each other from the extremities of the arm to the toe of the shoe, and at this latter point the two ribs meet and by this meeting the shoe is given a firm hold on the earth and as it is impossible for the ribs to be disen-v gaged without pushing apart the arms of the shoe its hold is insured. Further, when the shoe is stamped down on the ground the sharp ends of the ribs will enter the ground but as the inclined sides engage the same the resistance gradually increases until the entire force of the blow is broken. Thus it will be seen that each of the several ribs constitutes a wedge which enters the ground gradually, as distinguished from a flat surface, which engages .the ground in a sharp and abrupt manner. The dirt accumulated by the re peated blows of the shoe pressing it in between the ribs serves to prolong the life of the shoe by taking off portionsof the strain from the ribs as they come in contact with the ground. The shoe may be secured to the horses foot by any preferred means, the usual nails being, however, deemed the best.

In the drawings'nail holes are indicated by the letter cl, and such holes are located in the depressions between the ribs.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters JOHN RUTHERFORD ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

EDSON H. WYATT, SAMUEL MOKELVEY. 

